apartments had been engaged at the riese, or giant hotel, near the landing. it was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the germans. to many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories. paul, shuffles, and some others found themselves more pleasantly entertained at the hotel.
after breakfast the next morning, the tourists made a business of seeing the place. the town occupies a tongue of land at the junction of the moselle with the rhine. it is strongly fortified, on the land side, with works which it required twenty years to build, and there are forts all around the city, which is intended to be a stronghold for the defence of prussia against an invading army from france.
the church of st. castor, at the confluence of the rivers, is a very ancient structure, in which the grandchildren of charlemagne met to make a division of the empire. napoleon, on his march to invade russia, caused a fountain to be erected in front of this church, bearing an inscription commemorating the event. the french army was overwhelmed, and a russian force, pursuing the remnant of it, arrived at coblenz. the general saw the obnoxious record, but instead of erasing it, he added the sarcastic sentence, "seen and approved by us, the russian commandant of the city of coblenz," which remains to this day.
the party visited some of the principal edifices in the city, including the palace, in which the king of prussia sometimes resides, and then crossed the rhine on the bridge of boats to the immense fortress called ehrenbreitstein, the meaning of which is "honor's bright stone." it was a fortress in the middle ages, and was unsuccessfully besieged by the french in 1688, though it was less fortunate in 1799, when the garrison was starved into a surrender, and it was blown up. in 1814 the prussians commenced the work of restoring it, and since that time they have been continually strengthening and enlarging it. the series of military works, of which this fortress is the principal, are capable of holding one hundred thousand men, but five thousand are sufficient to garrison them. the magazine will hold provisions enough to supply eight thousand men ten years. it mounts four hundred pieces of cannon. the rocks have been hewn out into bomb-proofs and battlements, and art has done its utmost to strengthen the place.
the parade is on the top of the rock, beneath which vast cisterns have been constructed, which will contain a three years' supply of water. in addition to these, a well, four hundred feet deep, cut in the rock, communicates with the rhine, which is to be used only on an emergency, as the river water is unwholesome. the river seen from the parade is very beautiful, but the company were obliged to hasten back to coblenz, in order to dine in season for the afternoon steamer to cologne.
at one o'clock the voyage down the rhine was renewed, and the students, after their long ramble in the forenoon, were glad to use the camp stools on the deck of the steamer. village after village was passed, but the scenery was less grand than that seen the day before. there were fewer castles to be seen on the heights, though dr. winstock could hardly tell the story of one before another required attention. the railroads which extend along each side of the river, in several instances, passed under castles, towers, and ruins, whose foundations have been tunnelled for the purpose. at andernach, the mountains on both sides come close to the river again, and the water flows through a kind of gorge between them.
"at brohl, which you see on the left, a peculiar kind of stone is found, which has the property of hardening under water, and is, therefore, in great demand for the manufacture of cement," said dr. winstock. "the ancients used it for coffins, because the stone absorbed the moisture from the bodies. these quarries were worked by the romans, who had a road to cologne on the left bank of the river."
"there are mountains on the right," said grace, some time afterwards.
"those are the siebengebirge, as they are called. though the name indicates seven mountains, there are thirty summits. they are very picturesque, but they are only ten or fifteen hundred feet high," continued the doctor.
"there is a beautiful island in the middle of the river," added paul. "it has an old building on it, and is covered with trees."
"that is nonnenwerth, and the building is a convent. do you see the castle on the left bank, opposite the island?"
"i see it."
"you must read herr bernard's legends of the rhine. you will find the book in cologne, both in german and in english, though the english of the latter is execrable. you will find in it the story of rolandseck, the castle on the left, and nonnenwerth. roland was the nephew of charlemagne. he was engaged to a daughter of the lord of drachenfels, whose castle you see on the opposite side of the river. he went away to the wars, and during his absence, a false report came back that he was killed at roncesvalles. his betrothed, in despair, entered the convent on the island, and took the black veil. roland returned, but could not reclaim the bride. he built the castle on the left, where he could overlook her retreat, and lived the lonely life of a hermit. one evening, while he was gazing down upon the convent, he heard the bell toll, and saw a procession of nuns escorting a coffin to the chapel. his page soon brought him the intelligence that his lady was dead. he ordered his horse to be saddled immediately, and hastened to spain, where, in a battle with the moors, he was killed."
"then these are the drachenfels, on our right," said grace.
"they are 'the castled crags of drachenfels,' as byron sings. from the top of this precipice, cologne, twenty miles distant, can be seen."
"and that large town is bonn," said paul.
"yes; the electors of cologne—not the city, but the electorate—formerly resided here. the vast palace built for them in 1730, which is nearly a quarter of a mile long, is now used by the university of bonn, where prince albert, queen consort, of england, was a student. the city has about twenty thousand inhabitants, and is a very beautiful place. when i was here, six years ago, i went out about a mile and a half to a church, on the top of the kreuzberg. it formerly belonged to a convent; and in a chapel behind the high altar are exhibited what are called the sacred stairs, which led up to pilate's judgment hall. no one is allowed to ascend them except upon his knees, and the stains of blood falling from the wounds caused by the saviour's crown of thorns are pointed out. those believe who can and will. there is a vault under the church, reached by a trap-door in the floor, which, by some remarkable property, has preserved undecayed the bodies of twenty-five monks. they lie in open coffins, clothed in cassocks and cowls. they are dried up, and look like mummies. some of them were buried there four hundred years ago."
"what a horrible sight!" exclaimed the sensitive grace.
"i did not see anything very horrible about it," replied the doctor, with a smile; "but i am a surgeon by profession. in italy and sicily there are many such exhibitions of the dead."
below bonn the banks of the river are level, or gently undulating, reminding the traveller of the delaware above philadelphia. the scenery is pleasant, but rather tame after the experience of the drachenfels. at five o'clock the steamer reached cologne, and passing under the great iron bridge, and through the bridge of boats, made her landing at the quay. the grand hotel royal, in which accommodations had been engaged for the tourists, is situated on the bank of the river, and many of the party had rooms which overlooked the noble stream. there is no pleasanter occupation for a tired person than that of sitting at one of these windows, watching the flow of the river, and the variety of scenes which its surface presents.
it was a lively scene at the hotel in the evening. a few of the students took a walk through the narrow streets; but cologne is not a pleasant place to walk in the evening. there are no sidewalks, and some of the streets are not wide enough to allow two vehicles to pass abreast, though in the more modern parts of the place this defect has been remedied. the hotel royal has broad halls, though there is no such thing as a public parlor, where the guests may meet together, as in american hotels. captain shuffles and lady feodora were promenading, while paul and grace had seated themselves in the coffee-room.
"i suppose, when we leave cologne, we shall depart in different directions," said shuffles.
"papa says we shall go direct to calais," replied feodora, looking very sad, as, indeed, she felt when she thought of the separation.
"i believe our company are going by charleroi to paris, and from there to brest. probably we shall never meet again."
"o, i hope we shall!" exclaimed feodora, looking up into his face.
"it is not very probable."
"you may come to england within a few years, perhaps a few months."
"it is possible. if i come out in the ship next spring, we shall sail up the baltic, and make our first port at christiansand, in norway."
"i am afraid you don't wish to meet me again."
"i would cross the ocean for that alone," protested the gallant young captain.
"if you wished to meet me, i think you would find a way."
"perhaps i ought not to meet you again," added shuffles.
"not meet me again! pray why not?"
"sir william very much prefers that i should not do so."
"sir william!" repeated she, with an inquiring glance.
"i think he does not like my company very well."
"i do, if he does not."
shuffles did not mention to her that he had conversed with the baronet about the matter, and that the latter had used some rather strong language to him. he was not disposed to make trouble.
"i have some idea of your relations with sir william," added shuffles, with considerable embarrassment.
"i haven't any relations with him, captain shuffles," replied she, fixing her gaze upon the floor, while her face crimsoned with blushes.
"i have been told that you were engaged."
"by our parents—yes. by myself—no. i dislike sir william very much indeed; and i know my father will never do anything that will make me unhappy."
"pardon me for alluding to the subject," said shuffles.
"i am very glad you spoke of it."
"i should not have done so, if i had not had some doubts about seeing you again, even were an opportunity presented."
"doubts about seeing me?"
"i mean because sir william dislikes me," stammered the captain.
"he ought not to dislike you, after what you have done for him and me."
"he thinks i am too strong a friend of yours."
"i don't think you are. why, you saved my life, and i should be very ungrateful if i did not value your friendship," replied feodora, apparently investigating the texture of the wood of which the floor was composed.
"then you value it because i rendered you a little service on the lake," added shuffles.
"that assured me you were very brave and noble; and i am sure you have not done anything since which makes me think less of you."
"you are very kind; and it makes me have the blues to think of parting with you, perhaps never to see or hear from you again."
"won't you write to me, as miss arbuckle does to the commodore, and tell me about your travels, and about your own country, when you return?"
"it would be a great satisfaction to me to have the privilege of doing so," said shuffles, eagerly.
"i should prize your letters above all others," she replied.
"will your father allow you to receive them from me?"
"why should he not?"
"on account of sir william."
"my father is one of the best and kindest men in the world, and he loves me with all his great soul. he has even told me that i might dismiss sir william, when we return to england, if i found it impossible to like him," answered feodora, artlessly; and english girls speak on such subjects with less reserve than american damsels.
"here comes sir william. i shall write to you at the first opportunity after we separate."
the baronet had been out to smoke; for young as he was, he had already formed this habit, which was one of lady feodora's strong objections to him,—he gave forth such an odor of tobacco. he frowned and looked savage when he saw the young couple together; but they continued their promenade in the hall, though they changed the subject of the conversation.
"good evening, sir william," said ben duncan, the inveterate joker, who saw the effect produced by the coming of the baronet, and wished to relieve the young couple of his company.
"good evening, sir," replied the baronet, stiffly; for he was not disposed to be on very familiar terms with the young republicans.
"a friend of mine at the gas-house—"
"at the what?" demanded sir william, with a look of contempt.
"i beg your pardon. i mean the gasthaus. but there were two or three english nobs there who were so gassy in their style, that i forgot my deutsch for the moment. a friend of mine at the gasthaus, am holländischer hof, expressed a strong desire to see you."
"indeed! what friend of yours could desire to see me?"
"well, i call him elfinstone. if i were more polite than i am, i should say lord elfinstone; but he's just as good a fellow as though he were not a lord."
"is it possible that lord elfinstone is in cologne?" added the baronet.
"do you know him?"
"i have not that honor."
"i have. i used to sail him in my father's yacht, when he was in new york," replied ben; who, however, under any other circumstances, would not have troubled himself to make the young nobles better acquainted. "i will introduce you, if you like."
"thank you," answered the baronet, with a promptness which indicated that he appreciated the honor in store for him. "i shall be under great obligations to you."
taking the arm of ben duncan, who had suddenly risen in the estimation of sir william, because he was on familiar terms with so distinguished a young gentleman as lord elfinstone, they left the hotel, very much to the satisfaction of shuffles and feodora.
"perhaps there is another objection to our meeting again, or at least to permitting a friendship to grow up between us," said shuffles, continuing the subject.
"what can there be?" asked feodora.
"you belong to the nobility of england, while i am only the son of a republican american."
"a fig for the nobility!" exclaimed she. "they are just like other people."
"i think so myself," replied shuffles; "but there is some difference of opinion on that subject."
sir william was duly presented to lord elfinstone, at the holländischer hof, and they did not part till after nine o'clock; so the young couple had the evening all to themselves. after the ice was broken, they probably made some progress in establishing a friendship; but as it is not fair to listen to such conversations, it cannot be reported. the earl and his lady did not interfere, whatever they thought of the confidential relations which appeared to be gaining strength between the captain and their daughter, and they separated only when it was time to retire.
after breakfast the next morning, professor mapps had something to say about cologne, and with the consent of herr deitzman, the landlord, it was said in the coffee-room.
"as many of you do not study german, you would not know what was meant by the name of the city if you saw it printed in that language," the professor began. "it is written köln, with the umlaut, or diæresis, over the vowel, which gives it a sound similar to, but not the same as, the e in the word met. it is the third city of prussia, berlin and breslau alone being larger, and has a population of one hundred and twenty thousand. on the opposite bank of the rhine is deutz, with which cologne is connected by an iron bridge and by a bridge of boats. the former is a grand structure, and worthy of your attention.
"cologne was originally a colony of rome, from which comes its name. portions of walls built by the romans will be pointed out to you, and in the museum are many relics of the same ancient origin. agrippina, the mother of nero, was born here, her father, the emperor germanicus, being a resident of cologne at the time. trajan was here when he was called to the throne. clovis was declared king of the franks at cologne. in the fourteenth century it was the most flourishing city of northern europe, and one of the principal depots of the hanseatic league, of which i spoke to you on a former occasion. it was called the rome of the north, and many italian customs, such as the carnival, are still retained in cologne, though in no other city of this part of europe. several causes—the principal of which was the closing of the rhine by the dutch in the sixteenth century—nearly destroyed the commercial importance of the place; but the river was opened in 1837 and the city is now growing rapidly.
"one of the principal objects of interest in cologne is the great cathedral, called in german the domkirche. it is one of the largest churches in the world, and if completed on the original plan, it will rival st. peter's at rome. it is five hundred and eleven feet long by two hundred and thirty-one feet wide. the choir is one hundred and sixty-one feet high. it has two towers in process of erection, which will be five hundred feet high, if they are ever completed. it was commenced in the year 1248, and the work went on, with occasional interruptions, till about a hundred years ago, when it was suspended by war. frederick william, king of prussia, on his accession to the throne, caused the work to be resumed; and it required years of labor and vast sums of money to make the needed repairs, for the structure was a ruin even while it was unfinished. an association has been formed to insure its completion, and the present king, as well as his predecessor, has contributed large sums of money.
"as you came down the river, you saw the huge crane on the summit of one of the towers, used to hoist up stone and other materials. it has been there for hundreds of years. when it became insecure by years of decay it was taken down; but a tremendous thunder-storm, which occurred soon after, was interpreted by the superstitious citizens as a wrathful protest of the deity at its removal, indicating that the people did not intend to complete the work, and it was repaired and restored to its original position. not less than twenty years, with the utmost diligence, will be required to finish the building, and five millions of dollars is the estimated expense."
when the professor finished his lecture, the excursionists organized themselves into little parties to see the sights. as the unruly elements of the squadron were all in the josephine, the students were permitted to go when and where they pleased. the blankvilles and the arbuckles, with shuffles and paul, hastened to the cathedral, as it was but a short distance from the hotel. sir william was not in attendance, being engaged with lord elfinstone. dr. winstock, as usual, did much of the talking, being entirely familiar with all the localities and traditions of the city.
the domhof, or square in which the cathedral stands, is partly filled with rude sheds, in which the stone for the building is hewn, and much of the space around the grand structure is covered with stone. entering the church, the party walked to the middle of the choir. its vast height, its lofty columns, its arches, chapels, and richly-colored windows filled them with awe and amazement. it was the most magnificent sight they had ever beheld, and with one consent they were silent as they gazed upon the architectural glories of the structure. they were interrupted very soon, however, by the appearance of an official in the livery of the church, who presented a salver for contributions for the completion of the building. the earl and mr. arbuckle each gave a napoleon, and other members of the party gave small sums. the gold won the heart of the official, and he was very polite.
having observed the effect as a whole, the tourists proceeded to examine the church in detail. behind the high altar is the shrine of the three kings of cologne. they are represented as the magi, who came from the east with presents for the infant saviour. their bodies are said to have been brought by the empress helena, mother of constantine the great, from the holy land to constantinople, and then sent to milan; and when this city was captured by the emperor frederick, he presented them to the archbishop of cologne, who placed them in the principal church. they have always been cherished with the greatest veneration; were enclosed in costly caskets, and adorned with gold and silver of immense value, though these have been mostly purloined, or otherwise appropriated. the skulls of the three kings are inscribed with their names, in rubies: gaspar, melchior, and balthazar. those who show the tomb of the magi say its treasures are still worth a million of dollars; but people who go to see sights must see them.
near the shrine is a slab in the pavement, beneath which is buried the heart of marie de medicis, wife of henry iv., of france, her body having been sent to france. in various parts of the church are ancient and valuable paintings, in several of which the magi are introduced. the story of the three kings is a cherished tradition in several of the cities of this part of europe, and hotels and other public edifices have been named for them.
passing out of the church, the party walked around it, in order to obtain a complete view of the exterior, whose grandeur can hardly be overrated, even by the enthusiast in architectural beauty. at a bookstore in the domhof the party purchased some views of the cathedral.
"i suppose the ladies will want some cologne, if the gentlemen do not," said dr. winstock, with a smile.
"i want some," added paul. "my mother will be delighted with a bottle of cologne from cologne itself."
"the reputation of the article is world-wide, and i suppose many fortunes have been made in the trade. farina was the original inventor, and there are not less than twenty-four establishments in this city which claim to be the rightful owners of the receipt for the pure article. i see that murray and fetridge both award to jean marie farina the glory of being the right one."
"the original jacobs," laughed paul.
"yes. his place is opposite the jülich's platz; and after we have been to the churches of st. cunibert and st. ursula, we will call upon him. there is a cologne shop," added the surgeon, as he pointed to the opposite side of the domhof. "i bought some there once, and i found it very good."
there are half a dozen churches in cologne from six to eight hundred years old, and our party looked at them with interest. the church of st. ursula and the eleven thousand virgins presented to them a very remarkable display. the saint went from brittany to rome with her virgin band. on their return by way of the rhine, they were all massacred at cologne by the savage huns. the remains of the saint and her companions have been gathered together, and enshrined in this church. the bones are buried under the pavement, displayed in the walls, or exhibited in glass cases. st. ursula herself lies in a coffin, and near her are the skulls of some of her preferred companions. the chains of st. peter, and one of the clay vessels which held the wine of cana, are also exhibited.
before dinner time, the party reached the jülich's platz, where the original cologne shop is located. a blast of the vapor of the fragrant water was blown in each of their faces by the aid of a machine made for the purpose, and each one bought a supply of the genuine article.
in the afternoon the same party visited the house in the sternengasse, in which rubens was born and marie de medicis died. there were objects of interest enough in the city to occupy the attention of the excursionists till night.
"do you find cologne a very dirty city?" said the doctor, as they were returning to the hotel.
"rather so in the old market-place," replied mr. arbuckle. "as a whole, i don't think it is any dirtier than most of the cities of europe."
"that is just my view. i find that all the guidebooks and all the works of travel insist upon inserting and indorsing coleridge's lines on the subject."
"what are the lines?" asked paul.
dr. winstock took his guide-book and read,—
"ye nymphs who reign o'er sewers and sinks,
the river rhine, it is well-known,
doth wash your city of cologne;
but tell me, nymphs, what power divine
shall henceforth wash the river rhine."
"i protest that it is a slander, whatever it may have been in former times."
the next morning the tourists took the train for dusseldorf, where they spent the forenoon in examining the pictures of the school of art, which has its headquarters in this place, and in a walk through the beautiful hofgarten. from this place a ride of two hours brought the party to aix-la-chapelle, where they dined at the hôtel grand monarque.
"aix-la-chapelle was the birth-place of charlemagne, who also died here," said professor mapps, after dinner. "the german name of the city is aachen, which is derived from aachs, meaning a spring. there are several warm medicinal springs here, which have a considerable reputation for their curative properties. the city is called aix-la-chapelle from the chapel which charlemagne built. from him the place derived its chief importance. he raised it to the rank of the second city in his empire, made it the capital of all his dominions north of the alps, and decreed that the sovereigns of germany and of the romans should be crowned here. between 814 and 1531, the coronations of thirty-seven kings and emperors took place here.
"it has been the scene of many diets and church councils, and in modern times several treaties have been signed here."
the excursionists left the hotel and walked to the cathedral, which is probably the oldest church in germany. this is the chapel for which the city is named, and was intended by charlemagne as his burial-place. it was consecrated by pope leo iii., assisted by three hundred and sixty-five archbishops and bishops. it was partially destroyed by barbarians, but was rebuilt by the emperor otho iii., and much of the primitive structure still remains. under the centre of the dome is a marble slab in the floor on which are the words carolo magno, indicating the spot where the tomb of charlemagne was located. it was probably a little chapel above ground. it was opened in 1165, and the body was found sitting on a throne, clothed in imperial robes, a sceptre in the hand, and a copy of the gospels on the knee. the crown was on the bony brow, and his sword and other articles near him. all these relics were subsequently used at the coronation of the emperors, but are now kept at vienna, except the throne, which is still here.
the church has an abundance of relics, including the skull and arm-bone of charlemagne, though the latter has, unfortunately, turned out to be a leg-bone! it is said that the rest of the bones of his body were found here in a chest in a dark closet; but we are not told by what means they were identified. if some of the apostles, martyrs, and worthies of the past had had a dozen skulls each, sight-seers might be more credulous. there are also in this church a lock of the virgin's hair, the leathern girdle of christ with the seal of constantine upon it, a nail of the cross, the sponge which was filled with vinegar for the saviour, blood and bones of st. stephen, and bits of aaron's rod.
in addition to these precious articles, the cathedral has what are called the grand relics, which are shown only once in seven years, and then for but two weeks. at the exhibition in 1860, half a million people resorted to aix to see them. charlemagne received them direct from the patriarch of jerusalem, and from haroun-al-raschid. they are enclosed in a shrine of silver-gilt, of the workmanship of the ninth century. there are four principal articles: the cotton robe, five feet long, worn by the virgin at the nativity; the swaddling clothes, of a coarse yellow cloth like sacking, in which the infant saviour was wrapped; the cloth on which the head of john the baptist was laid; and the scarf worn by the saviour, at the crucifixion, which bears the stains of blood. other articles, such as religious emblems, are doubtless of great antiquity.
the party visited the hôtel de ville, on the spot where stood the palace of the frankish kings, in which charlemagne was born. this was the last sight to be seen in regular course, and the last city in germany which the tourists were to visit that season. it had been put to vote whether the company would remain in aix over sunday, or make a night trip to paris, and the latter had been almost unanimously adopted. captain shuffles voted against it, because the earl's party were to remain till monday; but he gracefully yielded, and the tourists left at eight o'clock. lady feodora was very sad, and so was shuffles—sir william was very glad. his lordship was kind enough to hope that the acquaintance thus begun would be continued by letter, if not possible in any other way.
the excursionists were in paris at eight o'clock the next morning, and most of them had slept very well in the cars. they were allowed to attend such churches as they pleased, and while some heard the fine singing in st. roch, others listened to mass in notre dame, while not a few attended at the american chapel.
on monday forenoon, after breakfast had been disposed of in the hôtel du louvre, mr. arbuckle requested all the students to assemble in the grand dining-room. when they were all in the apartment, their kind and liberal friend rose, and was received with hearty applause.
"young gentlemen, i thank you for this kindly greeting," said he. "i shall never forget the debt of gratitude i owe you, and i hope, when your squadron goes up the baltic, you will put into belfast on your way. it has afforded me very great pleasure to contribute something to your instruction and amusement, and i most sincerely regret that we must part to-day. for myself and my family i thank you for all you have done for us."
mr. arbuckle paused, and mr. lowington, for the ship's company, thanked him for his liberal hospitality, and assured him that "all hands" would remember him and his family as long as they lived.
"i thank you, mr. lowington; you are very kind," continued mr. arbuckle. "allow me to speak a word now for my daughter, the grand protectress of the order of the faithful. some of the young gentlemen were saying something about perpetuating the association formed on our voyage from havre to brest, and grace desired me to provide a suitable emblem for that purpose. i took the liberty, when we reached paris, nearly three weeks since, to order a sufficient number of badges for all the members; and this morning i obtained them. they are very neat, and i hope they will please you."
he held up one of the emblems.
"it is a gold anchor, with a star upon it," continued mr. arbuckle. "the word faithful is inscribed upon it. grace will be happy now to present it to each member of the order."
the students applauded lustily, and one by one they passed before her, and she attached the badge, which was made like a breastpin, to the coats of the members, over the white ribbons. they were admonished always to wear them, and always to be faithful. the grand protectress was warmly cheered by the boys, when the ceremony was concluded. the hour of parting had come, for the ship's company was to return to brest, while the arbuckles proceeded to london. there was a general shaking of hands, and a general exchanging of kind words. paul and grace found the occasion a very trying one. what promises they made to each other need not be repeated.
the arbuckles attended the party to the station, and when the last words of farewell had been spoken, the train moved off. the excitement of the excursion was ended, and the ride to brest was rather dull. the buoyant spirit of youth, however, soon furnished a new hope, and they now looked eagerly forward to the meeting of dear friends at home. the train arrived at brest in the evening, and the students slept that night in their berths on board the ship.
the next morning the young america sailed for lisbon. she did not make so quick a passage as the josephine had made, and after a three days' run, dropped anchor in the tagus; but the consort had not yet arrived.
